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ST Smart Parenting

PSLE: Should parents take leave to help their child prepare for the exams?

Dr Jade Kua encourages her sons Mark Xavier Teo (right) and Marcel Ian Teo to exercise during exam seasons.
Dr Jade Kua encourages her sons Mark Xavier Teo (right) and Marcel Ian Teo to exercise during exam seasons.

Secondary 1 life: Choosing a CCA and coping with not getting your top choices

Festive drums is among the CCA choices at Edgefield Secondary School.
Festive drums is among the CCA choices at Edgefield Secondary School.

Minor Issues

When children become the teachers to their parents

Kids may say the darnedest things, but their words wake us up to see the banal truth in a totally different light, says the writer.
Kids may say the darnedest things, but their words wake us up to see the banal truth in a totally different light, says the writer.

PSLE bootcamps: What are they, and are they necessary?

PSLE bootcamps have become a fixture in Singapore's tuition landscape. These intensive revision crash courses typically claim to help students hone exam techniques for the PSLE and plug gaps in their academic learning.
PSLE bootcamps have become a fixture in Singapore's tuition landscape. These intensive revision crash courses typically claim to help students hone exam techniques for the PSLE and plug gaps in their academic learning.

PSLE bootcamps: How to decide if your child should sign up for one

Participants at a PSLE bootcamp for science, run by tuition provider BlueTree Education, learn about light and shadows through a shadow puppet show.
Participants at a PSLE bootcamp for science, run by tuition provider BlueTree Education, learn about light and shadows through a shadow puppet show.

Minor Issues

JC or poly: How I guided my daughter to make a choice

It is decision time for teens after the release of the 2025 GCE O-level exam results on Jan 14.
It is decision time for teens after the release of the 2025 GCE O-level exam results on Jan 14.

Fun With Kids

Matching Chinese New Year outfits for the family; Year of the Horse watch for kids

Sheila Sim with her family and friends in matching outfits that she designed in partnership with Le Petit Society.
Sheila Sim with her family and friends in matching outfits that she designed in partnership with Le Petit Society.

Pick up strategies to manage PSLE stress

Children are better able to approach their studies with confidence when stress levels are kept in check.
Children are better able to approach their studies with confidence when stress levels are kept in check.

Sec 1 posting trends stable after start of new PSLE scoring system: MOE

Under the new system, each pupil is given AL scores from one to eight for each subject, in place of grades like A* to E.
Under the new system, each pupil is given AL scores from one to eight for each subject, in place of grades like A* to E.

Students should not worry about answering every PSLE question correctly, says MOE

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